Thomas Jefferson's Haircut

Whereas President Barack Obama ordered that Stephen Colbert be given a military shaved head on his visit to Iraq, the Treasury Department ordered that President Thomas Jefferson's image on the nickel be given a haircut.

You'll notice that he's gone from a left-side profile in 2004 to facing right in 2005, then in 2006 sort of facing right, though looking slightly to the left. In the newer designs, his hair has been cut. The first two have his hair combed straight back, but the current version has a cropped quasi-Phil Spector-type page-boy effect.

Moreover, his whole face, especially the nose, has apparently morphed into a somewhat odd look. Not to mention that it weighs less. Nickel, nickel, nickel, nickel. nickel, nickel, nickel . . .

Comments

[LMPE]

01:06 AM on 06/15/2009

How about giving him an Afro?

[larry278]

03:46 PM on 06/13/2009

Chill out, some have the 1st cent, $5.00 bill & nickle they earned; you can tell that since Tom Jefferson is bald; Abe Lincoln is bald & clean shaven.

[mergina]

07:38 AM on 06/13/2009

Pitiful.

[RevBookburn]

05:19 PM on 06/12/2009

I liked this post. It was enjoyable but also raising a disturbing question: are they going to rewrite history for as long as their empire lasts? Will Santa shave? Will Jesus stop having a foot fetish? Somebody makes a living by figuring out what kind of makeover is needed by Thomas Jefferson. Here's a thought: why don't they act like this is a democracy (and diverse nation) and change the inappropriate slogan to In Wall Street We Trust. Rev. Bookburn - Radio Volta

[Foreground]

01:27 AM on 07/02/2009

Will Jesus become a caucasian?

[MelFamy]

02:33 PM on 06/12/2009

Why is Jefferson, one of our greatest Presidents, on the nickel, and Grant, A fine general but one lousy President, on the 50-dollar bil?. as long as they are mucking about with our currency, they should switch the two. We could honor GW Bush by p[utting him on the penny, then eliminating it. Just a thought.